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Confidence among private equity (PE) firms has hit its lowest level since the global financial crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but deal-doers these days are more optimistic than they were during the 2008 crisis. By Claudiu Vrinceanu   Private equity specialists forecast a decline in market activity and worsening economic conditions given […]

Foreign direct investments (FDI) have had a consistent contribution to the modernisation of the Romanian economy over the last 21 years, but they are no longer on the radar of decision makers or large private organisations in Romania today. We hear a lot of talk about entrepreneurship, which is healthy for the economy, but Romanian […]

Macromex, leader in the food industry in the temperature-controlled segment, announces the construction of the second warehouse, Corso Distribution Center, located in Chitila. The cost of the investment amounts to EUR 15 million and is financed both from personal funds and from a long-term investment loan offered by Alpha Bank Romania.   Logistic and distribution […]

Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, owned by French group Renault, saw a 30% decline in its worldwide sales, down to 520,765 vehicles, per company data, as quoted by Ziarul Financiar (ZF).

Cristiana Belodan, one of the top Romanian executives in advertising, joins Oxygen as Strategy & Transformation Director. Her responsibilities include integrating all resources under the company’s new positioning as a full-service agency, developing and strengthening Oxygen’s services, as well as managing the Strategy and Creative departments.   As a member of Effie Romania’s jury and […]

The activity of entities from the United Kingdom, including those authorized in Gibraltar, which notified the provision of banking, payment and electronic money services in Romania, through branches/agents/distributors or directly, has ceased on lack of an authorization granted by the National Bank of Romania or by an authority in the European Union.

Macromex, a food distribution business held by Romanian Dan Minulescu, on Wednesday said it would start the construction of a second distribution center, named Corso Distribution Center.

Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR9.763 billion in January-November, compared with a deficit of EUR9.655 billion in the same period in 2019, central bank data showed Wednesday.

Real estate developer Iulius Group is developing a new retail concept, Family Market, and will invest EUR16 million for two such projects in the city of Iasi and Miroslava, a neighboring township.

Romania's finance ministry has drafted an emergency decree extending a nine-month moratorium on bank loan repayments for debtors affected by the pandemic, after the previous moratorium expired at the end of 2020.

Valentin Tataru has been appointed chief-economist of ING Bank Romania, the bank announced Wednesday.

The British School of Bucharest announces that Mr. Philip Walters will be moving forward from the position of Headmaster at the end of this academic year. As Head of the Advisory Committee, Mr. Walters will continue to offer invaluable insights towards the continued development of the BSB community as they strive for continued success. With […]

Ten years after its establishment in Romania, Societe Generale European Business Services (Societe Generale EBS) becomes Societe Generale Global Solution Centre. ‘European Business Services’ was more than a name; it was a statement of the company’s positioning as a valuable partner for Societe Generale Group in its European operations and a vote of trust for […]

The European Commission approved on January 12 the sale of TeraSteel and Wetterbest to Kingspan Group, TeraPlast Group announced Wednesday.

Gothaer Adds Household Goods Insurance to Its Travel InsuranceGothaer Asigurari Reasigurari, the local subsidiary of the German insurance group Gothaer, announced it was adding a household goods insurance clause to its travel insurance product.

Globalworth, the leading office investor in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), announces the appointment of Marian V. Popa as managing director for Romania starting March 1, 2021.

The foreign exchange market in Romania was animated in 2020 and registered an average daily transaction volume of EUR1.47 billion, 10.2% lower than in 2019, central bank data showed.

Romanian nuclear power plant operator Nuclearelectrica will shut down nuclear reactor 1 at the power plant in Cernavoda on Friday to Saturday night ( January 15-16, 2021) for repairs.

Romania will postpone yet again setting a calendar for euro adoption as the country doesn't meet convergence criteria and faces heightened macroeconomic imbalances due to the pandemic, the finance ministry said in a letter to parliament at the end of 2019.

The average net salary in Romania grew 2% in nominal terms and 1.9% in real terms in November 2020 compared with October 2020, to 3,411 lei (around EUR700), data from the country's statistics board showed Wednesday.